As we wrap up the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, we thought it would be fun to take the time to reflect upon the things we are thankful for. You don’t need a “holiday” to remember focus on the good things in your life.
“The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles” William Penn
We would like to thank our Design Team for sharing with you a few of things that add happiness to their lives.
Thankful by LG Belarmino:
Featured Collection: Alphabet Soup
Living in a 3rd world country is very difficult that is why I am thankful for a lot of things in my life right now. Being alive and able to survive everyday is a blessing to me and my family. I am grateful that God is keeping us healthy and strong to overcome everyday problems and trials. I am thankful for having a very supportive and loving husband that I can rely and depend on. I am also thankful for being blessed with a very smart and gorgeous baby girl. These are the most I am grateful for!
Thankful by Tamara Jensen:
Featured Collection: Life Stories
The timeless “Life Stories” collection was perfect for this autumnal layout. I loved layering all of the page elements and frames. The new “Lost and Found” brads coordinated so well. I also glittered the Brown Lush Chipboard letters.
I enjoyed taking a moment to reflect upon my abundant blessings – I have so many to be thankful for. I really could have taken two whole pages to write them down, and still had more to write. This Thanksgiving was unique, my 8 year old came down with the Chicken Pox so we spent it alone while our family went to St. George. Their absence on Thanksgiving helped me to appreciate their presence in my life even more. I think it is important to be thankful for the “Little Things” – that make our lives so great.
Blessed Twice by Suzanne Sergi:
Featured Collection: Lost & Found – Union Square
I took this snapshot of my lovely daughters at Thanksgiving. Macie is difficult to photograph, unless it is with her sister. Then she is all smiles. As I was downloading our photos, I knew this was one I wanted to scrapbook. One of my favorite collections is Union Square. The color palette of reds, and blacks were perfect for this snapshot. In fact, the hostess decor reminded me of the Lost & Found Union Square Collection. The papers are vintage, and muted so I did a photo action on the photo to reflect the mood of the papers. I added a bit of stamping in the upper left hand corner of the page with the Union Square Perfect Stamp Set.
At Thanksgiving we reflect on what we are grateful for this season. I feel truly blessed to have the gift of two daughters. They both are kind, and loving people. They do have very loud personalities, but I would not want it any other way. I have been truly blessed twice.
My Girls by Anam Stubbington:
Featured Collection: Lost & Found – Union Square
(Home Sweet Home – “Love” Glittered Paper, Home Sweet Home – Layered Glittered Stickers, Home Sweet Home – Glittered Accessory sheet, Perfect – Layered Stickers, Perfect – Glitter die cut Title, Favorite – Epoxy Brads and lots and lots of adhesive foam squares)
Thankful 2010 by Jana Eubank:
Featured Collection: Fine and Dandy – True Blue
I typically do not add a large amount of journaling to my pages, but this time I decided to make it the focal point of my design. I wrote out what I wanted to say in a notebook beforehand so that I had an idea of how much space to plan for my journaling. Next, I created a design leaving lots of writing space, the notebook patterned paper in the Fine & Dandy "Tickled Pink" collection was perfect for this! I used chalks to emphasize the words in my paragraph that went along with the Thankful theme of my page.
